The new (version 9) American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumor‐node‐metastasis (TNM) staging protocol for carcinoma of the vulva
Alexander B. Olawaiye, Elliot A. Asare, Ian S. Hagemann, Priya R. Bhosale, Stephanie Gaillard, Brian Rous, Bunja Rungruang, Shitanshu Uppal, Gulisa Turashvili, Kaled M. Alektiar, Jonathan A. Cosin, Uma Krishnamurti, Lee‐may Chen, Keiichi Fujiwara, Matthew A. Powell, Mauricio A. Cuello, David G. Mutc · 2026
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Alexander Olawaiye and co-authors explain the new version nine staging rules for vulvar cancer. The American Joint Committee on Cancer is moving its tumor-node-metastasis system from printed manuals to electronic protocols released disease by disease. The vulva protocol, validated against the national cancer database, now stands as the current standard.
Four headline changes anchor the update. Depth of invasion gets a new measurement method. A fresh T4 subcategory joins the tumor scale. The node categories are redefined, and the spread categories multiply, each now carrying a clinical tag. The authors note the result lines up with the twenty twenty-one international gynecology federation staging, ending years of drift between the two systems.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alexander B. Olawaiye, Elliot A. Asare, Ian S. Hagemann, Priya R. Bhosale, Stephanie Gaillard, Brian Rous, Bunja Rungruang, Shitanshu Uppal, Gulisa Turashvili, Kaled M. Alektiar, Jonathan A. Cosin, Uma Krishnamurti, Lee‐may Chen, Keiichi Fujiwara, Matthew A. Powell, Mauricio A. Cuello, David G. Mutc |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 17 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |